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When the massive 8.8 earthquake struck Chile last February, triggering a huge tsunami, the British-flagged sloop Zephyrus was the only boat anchored in Cumberland Bay on Robinson Crusoe island, which lies roughly 400 miles off the Chilean coast. They met while doing research in Antarctica, and decided to cruise the world together. Little did they…
Readers Respond to Norm Goldie
As one might expect, we got quite a bit of response to the long and rambling letter in Friday’s ‘Lectronic that Norm Goldie of San Blas insisted that we publish. Norm Goldie of San Blas, who claims to have “personally” saved the lives of “numerous hundreds” of mariners. © 2010 Arjan Bok We warned Norm…
Fleet Week Ends With a Boom
Too close for comfort! Jeff Berman snapped this shot of a Blue Angel through the rigging of his Catalina 36 Perseverance. “It was LOUD,” he said. © 2010 Jeff Berman Fleet Week couldn’t have ended on a more perfect weekend. Saturday and Sunday were mild, relatively windless days — ideal for the fantastic show the…
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Fleet Week Rules
It’s time once again for Fleet Week! While that means there’ll be cool stuff like air shows by the Blue Angels and war ship parades and tours, it also means that the Coast Guard has set aside some space for all this to take place. Take note, the purple area will be restricted tomorrow between…